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Date: 12 December 1937
James Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016) was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Harrison indicated that, of all his writing, his poetry meant the most to him.: 1
Harrison published 24 novellas during his lifetime and is considered "America's foremost master" of that form. His first commercial success: 5 came with the 1979 publication of the trilogy of novellas Legends of the Fall, two of which were made into movies.
Harrison's work has been translated into multiple languages including Spanish, French, Greek, Chinese, and Russian. He was the recipient of multiple awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1969), the Mark Twain Award for distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature (1990), and induction into the American Academy of Arts & Letters (2007). Harrison wrote that "The dream that I could write a good poem, a good novel, or even a good movie for that matter, has devoured my life.": 2
Read more...The December 11, 1937 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♐. It was the 344 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 87 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 271 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, December 11, 2025, in 93 days. You have lived for 32,048 days, or about 769,158 hours, or about 46,149,500 minutes, or about 2,768,970,000 seconds.
Date: 12 December 1937
By HERBERT W. HORWILL
Herbert HORWILL
Date: 12 December 1937
By JACK GOULD
Jack GOULD
Date: 11 December 1937
Date: 12 December 1937
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Date: 11 December 1937
Date: 12 December 1937
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